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  1. New Study: Trump’s Immigration Agenda May Have Hurt Him in 2016New research suggests that Trump’s nativism alienated more white voters than it mobilized in 2016. If true, the GOP could be in trouble this fall.
    By Eric Levitz
  2. Longtime Clinton Ally Says DNC Rigged Primary for HillaryDonna Brazile claims Clinton bailed out a cash-strapped DNC in August 2015, and immediately gained control of the party apparatus.
    By Eric Levitz
  3. GOP Hopes to Use Anti-Clinton Strategy to Kill Warren 2020 in the CradleThe right plans to seed damaging narratives about Warren early — just as it did with Clinton. But that task will be much harder this time around.
    By Eric Levitz
  4. House GOP Leadership Discussed Whether ‘Putin Pays’ Trump in 2016Last year, the House Majority Leader told his colleagues that he thought Putin paid Trump. Everyone laughed.
    By Eric Levitz
  5. Elif Batuman’s ‘The Possessed’ Finds Absurdity and Sadness in Grad School 2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they […]
    By Priyanka Mattoo
  6. The Uplifting Nihilism of ‘Rick & Morty’2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
    By Philip Stamato
  7. Jenny Slate Talking to Pete Holmes for Two and a Half Hours Is a Delight 2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they […]
    By Leigh Cesiro
  8. Curl Up and Relax with a Cup of Conan’s ‘Tea Copywriter Cage Match’2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
    By Megh Wright
  9. Like Most of 2016, NYC’s New Year’s Eve Security Plan Includes Garbage ElementSand-filled garbage trucks will help protect us.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  10. Why Seeing Steve Carell’s Seared Foot Lifts My Spirits2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
    By Elizabeth Stamp
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    The Movie Industry Sort of Set a New Box-Office Record. Hooray?Inflation speaks truth (that some people don’t want to hear).
    By Kevin Lincoln
  12. ‘Stop Podcasting Yourself’ and the Reliable Consistency of Podcasts 2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they […]
    By Noah Jacobs
  13. Nothing Sums Up 2016 Better Than a YouTube Compilation of Kids Falling Down2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
    By Isaac Kozell
  14. When Things Feel Hopeless, Turn to ‘The State’s Stupidity2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
    By Erica Lies
  15. The Cathartic Pessimism of ‘Oh Hello!’2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
    By Arielle Gordon
  16. The Delightful Weirdness of ‘The Great Muppet Caper’ 2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they […]
    By Alex Dueben
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    Generation X Lost Too Many Touchstones in 2016We said good-bye to a lot of greats this year, period. But Gen-Xers in particular bid farewell to countless greats who defined their childhoods.
    By Jen Chaney
  18. The Simple Beauty of a Perfectly Constructed Vine 2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they […]
    By Jenny Nelson
  19. The Increasingly Absurd Deaths of Gerald Ford 2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they […]
    By John Hugar
  20. The Magic of Michael Hartney’s Grandiose Choir Teacher2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
    By Mark Kramer
  21. We Asked 9 Instagram Artists to Illustrate 2016 StyleFrom Ali Wong to Stranger Things.
    By Emily Sundberg
  22. Thousands of Dollars Have Been Raised to ‘Protect Betty White From 2016’A GoFundMe campaign was launched Tuesday.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  23. The In-Your-Face Queerness of Scott Thompson’s Francesca Fiore and Buddy […]2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
    By Bethy Squires
  24. The Simple Joys of Kate Berlant and John Early’s Video, ‘Paris’2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
    By Pablo Goldstein
  25. 2016, ‘Curb’ Season 2, and Why Positivity Is Overrated 2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they […]
    By Luke Kelly Clyne
  26. The Joke-Heavy, Friends-First Comedy of ‘Happy Endings’2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
    By Jason Seligson
  27. The Pure Comedic Relaxation of ‘Joe Pera Talks You to Sleep’2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
    By Ian Goldstein
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    Hear Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan’s Ode to 2016He’s just saying what you’re all gagging and screaming into an unfeeling sky.
    By Halle Kiefer
  29. The Pitch-Perfect Movie Parodies Embedded Within ‘The Critic’2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
    By Jeremy Moran
  30. ‘Popstar’, the Very Underrated and Slyly Incisive Lonely Island Movie2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
    By Nathan Rabin
  31. The Comforting, Un-Analyzable Kids in the Hall2016 was a very, very bad year no matter how you slice it. In tough times, comedy is often a form of escape that people turn to when they need […]
    By Brian Boone
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    2016: The Year the Internet Became RealImagine being rid of the internet. Doesn’t some part of you knot up with rash, intimate desire?
    By Leigh Alexander
  33. How Comedy Dealt With the Shit Sandwich That Was 2016 Comedy is tragedy plus time. But in this abattoir of a year, there hasn’t been enough time between tragedies for the dang formula to work. […]
    By Bethy Squires
  34. A Year of Kristen Stewart Giving the Middle FingerA middle finger for every occasion.
    By Dayna Evans
  35. legends
    In 2016, We Lost 3 Of The Greatest Fashion Icons Of All TimeWhat we learned from Prince, David Bowie, and Bill Cunningham.
    By Véronique Hyland
  36. everyday heroes
    The Best Everyday Heroes of 2016Bravery, courage, pettiness, and a whole lot of pizza.
    By Gabriella Paiella
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    Facebook’s Year-End Video Here to Remind You How Bad 2016 WasDead celebrities, civil unrest, police brutality, and Pokémon Go.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
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    This Website Combines Your Best 9 Instagram Posts From 2016 Into a CollageEveryone’s favorite Instagram-collage generator from last year is back for 2016.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
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    World’s Least Subtle Metaphor: Giant White Blob of Foam Attacks U.S. CityOfficials are currently investigating a growing blob of foam in Santa Clara, California.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  40. The $6 Trillion Issue You Won’t Be Hearing About at Tonight’s DebateRadical change is needed at the Pentagon — but no one is talking about it.
    By Scott Beauchamp
  41. Tinder Will Now Show You Data on Which of Your Pics Get SwipesAh, yes, the answer to all your dating woes: big data.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  42. This Is Twitter’s Song of SummerFinally, a definitive answer.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
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    The Bear Is 2016’s Viral Animal of the YearAre bears trying to tell us something?
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  44. Is the Present Worse Than Any Fictional, Futuristic Dystopia?The job of the futurist is no longer speculating about what might come. It’s trying to comprehend what’s already here.
    By Adam Sternbergh
  45. Justice Department Revokes Confused Staffer’s Twitter PrivilegesOops.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  46. Democratic and Republican National Conventions Get Hip, Will Stream on TwitterTwitter is diving further into the livestreaming business.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  47. Is Google Actually Going to Release a Phone This Year?A Telegraph report claims Google is developing a phone to release this year.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
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    These Are the 14 Best Senior Yearbook Quotes of 2016: A Superlative RankingHappy graduation, kiddos!
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  49. Man Uses Facebook Live to Stream His Wife Giving BirthWe’ve reached peak live video.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  50. I Don’t Buy the Latest College Snapchat RomanceNot every college needs a romance.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
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